A question about the Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounder 5-string P-bass PU.

[Johny Blade]

So, I wanted to give the P-bass Quarter Pounders a try in my 5 string Squier Fender PJ bass. But I got some questions about them.

1. In the 4-string version you get the choice of going with the SPB-3 version which is, as far as I know, a much hotter version of the regular Quarter Pounder which I like, while the 5-string version doesn't have this option, unless you go for a custom built design.
Is there a significant difference between the regular Quarter Pounder and the SPB-3?
Should I go for a custom built 5-string SPB-3 or is the regular QP just as good?

2. Right now my bass has a Nordstrand NP5f on it, and while it has a hell of a punch and bark, it lacks the clarity and brightness that my stock PU had. I know the QP has more bass and tremble than mids and it goes away from the traditional P sound compared to the Nordstrand.
How the QPs compare to the Nordy in terms of brightness, clarity and as an overall sound quality?

Thanks in advance!!!

 

[shoulderpet]

So, I wanted to give the P-bass Quarter Pounders a try in my 5 string Squier Fender PJ bass. But I got some questions about them.

1. In the 4-string version you get the choice of going with the SPB-3 version which is, as far as I know, a much hotter version of the regular Quarter Pounder which I like, while the 5-string version doesn't have this option, unless you go for a custom built design.
Is there a significant difference between the regular Quarter Pounder and the SPB-3?
Should I go for a custom built 5-string SPB-3 or is the regular QP just as good?

Hi , i have only used the 4 string version of the Quarter pounder pickup but the SPB-3 is just the code for the pickup, there is the SJB-3 (jazz bass version) the SPB-3 (p bass version) and a 5 string version of both the P and the J pickups, they are all wound the same meaning there is only one type there is not a hotter and a regular version of the Quarter pounder pickup

 

[Johny Blade]

Hi , i have only used the 4 string version of the Quarter pounder pickup but the SPB-3 is just the code for the pickup, there is the SJB-3 (jazz bass version) the SPB-3 (p bass version) and a 5 string version of both the P and the J pickups, they are all wound the same meaning there is only one type there is not a hotter and a regular version of the Quarter pounder pickup

Oh I didnt know that... I feel dumb.... thank you for clarifying that for me, cheers
By the way, how is the QP working out for you?

 

[shoulderpet]

Oh I didnt know that... I feel dumb.... thank you for clarifying that for me, cheers
By the way, how is the QP working out for you?

No problem, the Quarter pounder is quite a hot pickup , I have used this pickup but it is not the right pickup for me as I am an old school flatwound kind of guy, sounds great with fresh roundwounds though if you like a bright edgy tone

 

[Hopkins]

If you are looking for clarity, I would shy away from the SPB-3. Its got gobs of boom and sizzle but its mid scoop makes it lack clarity. As far as what to replace it with, I don't really have a good suggestion for a 5 banger

 

[Zoobiedood]

Yeah, there is only 1 QP, but with 2 names (lots of our pickups are like that, which is a pain sometimes). I will say, that if you want brightness and clarity, I have never heard these terms remotely describe the QP. Big, thick, massive, gainy, etc. You might look at more vintage-wound pickups if you want brightness and clarity.

 

[bobdabilder]

I agree with this. I'm not a fan of the p bass quarter pounder for that squier. I have one and it lacks the punchy mids that I love so I guess I'm not a p bass guy either.

If you are looking for clarity, I would shy away from the SPB-3. Its got gobs of boom and sizzle but its mid scoop makes it lack clarity. As far as what to replace it with, I don't really have a good suggestion for a 5 banger

 

[Johny Blade]

Yeah, there is only 1 QP, but with 2 names (lots of our pickups are like that, which is a pain sometimes). I will say, that if you want brightness and clarity, I have never heard these terms remotely describe the QP. Big, thick, massive, gainy, etc. You might look at more vintage-wound pickups if you want brightness and clarity.

Thanks for the advice and I will look into it

 

[Mvilmany]

Vincent: And you know what they call a... a... a Quarter Pounder with Cheese in Paris?
Jules: They don't call it a Quarter Pounder with cheese?
Vincent: No man, they got the metric system. They wouldn't know what the f*** a Quarter Pounder is.
Jules: Then what do they call it?
Vincent: They call it a Royale with cheese.
Jules: A Royale with cheese. What do they call a Big Mac?
Vincent: Well, a Big Mac's a Big Mac, but they call it le Big-Mac.
Jules: Le Big-Mac. Ha ha ha ha. What do they call a Whopper?
Vincent: I dunno, I didn't go into Burger King.